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Recognised as Colour

#7FBACD

  • #7FBACD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#7FBACD is a cyan with RGB values 127, 186, 205 and HSL 195°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#7FBACD#7FBACD
HEX#7FBACD
RGBrgb(127, 186, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.7294, 0.8039
RGB percentages49.8%, 72.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(194.6, 43.8%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.6, 38%, 80.4%)
CMYK38%, 9.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,370,893
CSS custom property--colour: #7FBACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#804532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB7CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2ADCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#61C1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9Light blue · ΔE 12.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Powder blue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD927F
Analogous#7FCDB9, #7F93CD
Triadic#CD7FBA, #BACD7F
Split complementary#CD7F93, #CDB97F
Tetradic#B97FCD, #CD927F, #93CD7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF5F8
Lighter +20%#C8E2EA
Lighter +10%#A4CEDB
Darker −10%#5AA6BF
Darker −20%#418DA5
Darker −30%#326E81
Darker −40%#244E5C
More saturated +25%#69C5E3
Less saturated −25%#95AFB7

Channel breakdown

R127
G186
B205
Red127 (49.8%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue194.62°
Saturation (HSL)43.82%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G BA · B CD

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